Vale: Frank Burrows

It was sad to read in the past few days of the passing of Scottish footballer and manager Frank Burrows. Frank Burrows arrived at the club I support just as I graduated from nappies and long before I was even

Podcast #101 – The Coach Who Is Changing Lives for Free, Have Athlete Protests Ever Worked, and Whose Job Is It Today to Market Sport To Fans and Viewers?

Not the Footy Show Podcast

In today’s world there are few people who will give up their time for nothing. That is what makes our guest on this show so special. Heidi Scheunemann originally comes from Germany but moved to Papua, Indonesia with her husband

Too Much International Sport?

Playing for your country is the pinnacle in most sports. It is an honour and a privilege, and something that once achieved can never be take away. In some countries it is still a treasured moment every time a player

Parting Words…

Today’s sportsmen and women like entertainers do not always have the opportunity to sign off their careers in the way they would like. Maybe that is a downsides of the careers they choose. Maybe when it comes to sports stars

Crossing The Line – Politics and Sport

“It used to be all about winning,” those were the words uttered by a top athlete from the United States about sport in his era, the 1980’s. “Now it’s about entertainment,” he added with a tone of regret. Few would